There are numerous ways to do this, but you might consider adopting the concept of best practices (if you haven’t already). Most industries have them, primarily larger businesses. Best practices are a set of operational guidelines that are expected to produce a favorable outcome. Run your business using these techniques or methods, and you’re likely to be more successful. (more…)

Every year since its inception in the early nineties, Intuit has delivered an enhanced version of its desktop QuickBooks program. Each annual edition incorporates myriad new and upgraded features designed to save you time, money, and frustration – and let you focus on your business, not your finances.

QuickBooks 2011 is no exception. The new version improves and accelerates interaction with your customers, and provides easier, more targeted access to QuickBooks data. If you take advantage of these new tools, your daily accounting tasks will become more productive and palatable. (Note: The new tools are not available in Simple Start.) (more…)

 
Changing the prices of your company’s services and inventory items can solve one of two problems, depending on why you’re looking for a solution. Say your materials suppliers have upped their prices. You may choose to increase your affected products to maintain your profit margin. Or maybe an item or service has not been moving well. A drop in price might trigger improved sales.

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